How to take softwood or soft tip cuttings

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Propagating plants can seem daunting, but with this easy guide to taking early summer softwood cuttings, it couldn't be simpler. Discover how to multiply your stocks of perennials and shrubs like lavender, salvias and hydrangeas successfully, with Tamsin Westhorpe of The English Garden magazine. www.theenglishgarden.co.uk

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I live in New Hampshire (USA) and am following your instructions. I have two bushes (Japanese Barberrys) that I love and would like to put in more than one place in my garden. Today I transplanted the cuttings, following your instructions. I will let you know in the coming months how they are doing :).
never heard of anyone cutting ABOVE the node. that's not too efficient.

instead, cut just BELOW a leaf node and propagate that way. you'll see results a LOT faster
My cuttings are doing nicely, TFS!
Everyone listen up! your supposed to cut BELOW a leaf joint, Not above a leaf joint and they don't take a year to root, they can take as little as two weeks and 4 at the most.
Yay :]
Hi, on some websites it says to cut below a leaf node, but here you say above, which one is correct or does it not matter? Thanks for the sharing your knowledge!